Arnold Kim
Arnold is the Editorial Director of MacRumors and founded the site in February, 2000.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold Kim's Articles
Apple 1st Quarter Results and Conference Call
Apple reported first quarter results today:
For the quarter, the Company posted a net loss of $8 million, or $.02 per share. These results compare to a net profit of $38 million, or $.11 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $1.47 billion, up 7 percent from the year-ago quarter, and gross margins were 27.6 percent, down from 30.7 percent in the year-ago ...
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Apple, Gobe and Future Office Software?
In Liberation.fr, Jean-Louis Gassee (founder of Be, Inc.) writes about the state of Apple.
One interesting unknown tidbit that Gassee offers is that Apple recruited the team from GoBe back in 2001.
GoBe produced an office suite entitled GoBe Productive for Windows, Linux and BeOS platforms and made it to version 3.0. This software met positive reviews in the press.
The software ...
15.4 inch PowerBooks?
In a run down of production partners of Apple, Digitimes reports that Compal Electronics will be producing the 17" PowerBook in 2003.
They also indicate that Compal Electronics will be producing a 15.4" PowerBook - distinct from Apple's current 15.2" PowerBook produced by Quanta Computer.
One user wrote the author asking if it was simply a typo, but the response claims that the 15"...
Office 11 in the Works
MacFixIt reports that despite Apple's recent moves into Microsoft's space... that indeed Office 11 is still in the works:
Microsoft told MacFixIt that "yes there will be an Office 11," though the company hasn't "announced timing or any other specifics."
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iMac Updates by Next Week?
MacBidouille writes that one source is reporting that iMac updates are coming by next week, at the latest -- with a possible release this week.
iMac updates were widely expected at MacWorld San Francisco.
iMac 15" LCD was last updated in Jan 2002, while the iMac 17" was introduced in July...
iLife - Last Minute Reconsideration?
ThinkSecret reports that the final release of iLife -- with downloadable iMovie 3 and iPhoto 2 -- may have been a last minute departure from the original plan.
Think Secret has been told by a number of sources within Apple and outside the company that it was only after receiving negative e-mail and reading online message board traffic critical of Apple's decision to charge for brand new ...
Apple Objects to Microsoft-California Settlement
News.com reports that Apple is objecting to the tentative settlement between California and Microsoft:
Under the settlement terms, one-third of any unclaimed rebates will revert to Microsoft. The remaining amount will go to California public schools in a mix of cash and donated Microsoft software.
Apple made similar objections to a previous settlement proposal in Maryland......
NAMM Rumors
NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show 2003 starts on Jan 16th, 2003...
...and TheMacMind summarizes some of the rumors surrounding this event -- including Logic 6 teaser info, Pro Tools 6 release, and even a possible new iApp which was mentioned previously....
USB 2.0 - Not Yet...
This MacCentral article discusses Apple's adoption of Firewire 800 and 802.11g, and notes USB 2.0's absense:
Apple has yet to commit to including USB 2.0 on any of its machines, but Rubinstein said the company is watching the technology. All of Apple's current CPUs are come with the slower USB 1.1 technology, which is mainly used to attach keyboards, a mouse or other peripherals to the ...
iPhoto 2.0 - First Look
ThinkSecret looks at iPhoto 2.0 with screenshots.
By popular request from readers -- after all, not everyone got a chance to experiment with the new iLife software first-hand at Macworld -- we've compiled some notes and screenshots from working with the new apps. Here's part one, a preview of iPhoto 2.
iPhoto 2.0 will be available as a free download on Jan 25th, 2003 from...
Job, Newsweek and 2003
Newsweek reports on Steve Jobs' keynote from last week, and interviews Jobs who indicates a promising year:
In an interview with NEWSWEEK after the speech, Jobs was ebullient, promising that this was only the opening salvo in a year of new-product introductions.
All rumor-eyes remain focused on IBM's Power 970 chip this year. IBM's new processor was announced in October 2002 by...
Unreal Tournament 2003 Mac OS X
MacGamer reports that Unreal Tournament 2003 was shown at MacWorld San Francisco:
The first-person shooter is currently in development for the Macintosh platform and was being shown in nearly complete form at the show. Epic Games indicates it is deep in beta testing and is expected to be completed for a first quarter 2003 release.
Apparently, UT2003 OS X was in good enough form...
Mac OS 9 and Powerbooks
While there was some indication that Mac OS 9 booting would be spared until mid-2003, with Apple's release of the 12" and 17" Powerbooks, Steve Jobs made it pretty clear that these new machines would not boot OS 9 during his keynote speech.
PowerPage provided some further details from a user who had spoken with some of the Apple staff:
After talking to four different Apple staff / ...
Upcoming PowerMacs, iMacs and eMacs
With MacWorld Expo still underway, questions about future hardware upgrades are already making the rounds.
iMac and eMac upgrades are on the way... as previously rumored... though no confirmation on upcoming processor speeds... though unconfirmed rumors seem to be guessing at 1GHz speeds.
PowerMacs were last updated on August 13th, 2002. That upgrade brought us Dual 1.25GHz...
Adobe vs. Apple vs. Avid
Of interest, it appears Avid and Adobe are both stepping up with applications which compete with a couple of Apple's applications:
Avid will be releasing Avid Free DV (for free):
"a streamlined version of Avid's award-winning video editing software with capabilities that include two video tracks, four audio tracks, basic trimming and editing functionality, and up to two streams...
Quicktime 6.1 Available
Quicktime 6.1 has been released and can be found in your Mac OS X Software Update:
QuickTime 6.1 delivers a number of quality and performance enhancements for audio, video, and full screen playback.
Enhancements include the following:
- MPEG-4 video provides more accurate rate control and improved visual quality.
- AAC includes new encoder controls and new bit rate...
MacWorld San Francisco 2003 Rumor Wrapup: Winners and Losers
After each expo, we look back and review the rumors leading up to the event... to find out the winners and losers... and also to determine where the best information came from.
12inch and 17inch Powerbooks
Apple did an excellent job keeping these laptops under wraps. While one faint whisper of a 17" Powerbook did arrive to MacRumors.com a number of weeks ago... it was dismissed as ...
12inch and 17inch Powerbooks Released
As you all know, in an (almost) surprise move, Apple introduced new Powerbooks at MacWorld Expo SF 2003:
12" Powerbook
867MHz PowerPC G4
256MB DDR 266 SDRAM
40GB Ultra ATA/100
NVidia GeForce 4 420 Go
32MB DDR video memory
Airport Extreme Ready
Bluetooth built-in
17" Powerbook
1 GHz PowerPC G4
512MB DDR333 SDRAM
60GB Ultra ATA/100...
Safari, Customization, and David Hyatt
One of the many significant announcements at Apple's Keynote include Apple's new web-browser - Safari. Contrary to popular speculation, the Apple browser is not based on the Mozilla code-base, and is instead built on KHTML.
David Hyatt who was the creator of Chimera was employed by Apple back in July 2002. This fact perhaps first spawned speculation of an Apple Branded browser. This ars...
Steve Jobs on CNBC
ThinkSecret covers Steve Jobs' interview on CNBC's Business Center tonight.
Jobs discussed the new Powerbook line and their siginficance in 2003... but also hints towards PowerMac updates:
"We've got some good things up our sleeve in the desktop area too."
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